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Certification Overview

RedHat Enterprise started as a vision back in 1993, and has grown into the largest Enterprise platform providers in the world. Among its clients number 8 out of the first 10 financial service providing companies from as early as 2003. RedHat pushes to provide a Linux-based platform that also features cloud integration which grows along with the business, permanently adapting to its needs. The company was also ranked 7th in Forbe’s “Most innovative company” list. The RedHat RHCSA recognizes individuals capable of performing core system administration on such Enterprise Linux Environments.

Who can take this certification

The Red Had RHCSA is for specialized IT personnel such as:

System Administrators of the RedHat Enterprise Linux platforms ;

Student graduates from the RedHat System Administration I and II training courses;

Other IT Professionals that are looking to obtain the RedHat Certified Engineer certification.

Holders of outdated RedHat RHCSA certifications.

Benefits

The RedHat RHCSA certification proves that the individual is an apt system administrator and/or has finished the System Administration I and II courses. As such holders will be apt to expect a much higher rate of employment in the System Administrator position, as well as the ability to advance and take the RHCSA certification.

Candidates that want to take the exam must first either complete the System Administration I and II courses, or have similar level job experience as a System Administrator on a RedHat Enterprise Linux platform that can be validated.

Examination Overview

The exam is performance-based practical/hands-on type lasting about 2-2,5 hours. Candidates will be asked to perform routine system administration tasks, as they would on the job, following certain criteria such as feasibility, use, and time. While not entirely necessary, RedHat does advise candidates to first participate in some of their training courses available for the exam. Industry personally with some experience have stated that the course had a positive impact overall. If you are unsure if you do need it, RedHat provides online skills assessment to help you decide whether you should take the training course or not.

The exam follows a certain number of topics, with several other points. RedHat reserves the right to add or remove some of those points as they see fir or as the needs of the industry change. RedHat may also use applications not included in the RedHat Enterprise Linux system to see how candidates cope and adapt to the changes.

The operation of the running system (reboot, console, process management, etc.)

Configuration of Local Storage

Creation and configuration of file systems

Deploying, Maintaining, and Configuring systems

Management of Users and Groups

Security Management

The candidates will be asked to accomplish the given tasks without any assistance. No outside reference material is permitted, and no internet connection is needed during the exam. However candidates are allowed to browse any materials that are shipped together with the platform itself.

Results are usually emailed within 3 work days, which will also contain the digital copy of the certification.

Validity of certification

Seeing as this certificate is rather unique in the industry, the certification should remain valid throughout the career, however as industry needs change some certifications may be deemed outdated. If that is the case, the certification should be retaken. You can verify the validity of the certificate at www.redhat.com/wapps/training/certification/verify.html .

Certification steps

Follow and complete the Red Hat System Administration training course I and II.

Take the test.

Expert Review

Now that I remember, the reason I got the certificate was to get a job. The job market back in my state for IT personnel was pretty-much dead in the water, and no big-city company was even gonna look at my CV if there wasn’t a certification or something on it, so I got one, and boy am I glad! As soon as I finished the course and gotten the certificate, put it on my CV, I got an interview offer on my first try! The funny thing is though, that at first, I didn’t even think it’d get an interview in the first 10 tries even, as I was used to. I keep telling you, these days, nobody will believe you can breathe without an inked paper that says so.